In California, anyone who is in prison, or otherwise restrained in some way by the criminal justice system, can bring a writ of habeas corpus petition to challenge their imprisonment. The right to do this is guaranteed by the California Constitution.
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Browse through the petitions on the site and review the issues.
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You can contact the Clerk of the Court to get the transcripts of the case and the sentencing where they were adjudicated or USE SEARCH FORM below
Prisoner Petitions – California (CA) Inmate List
Petition Search from July 14, 1988 to April 8, 2024
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| Pedro Rodriguez Cortez - Judge James V Selna More Information >>> | United States of America | Filed: November 06, 2020 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| Paul Joseph Martinez - Judge Gregory G Hollows More Information >>> | Marcus Pollard | Filed: November 24, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| Peter Garcia - Judge Carolyn K Delaney More Information >>> | Ralph Diaz | Filed: November 23, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Parvin Joseph Tanner - Judge Cormac J Carney More Information >>> | Warden | Filed: November 23, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Steve Kim |
| Patrick Potter - Judge PSLC JNE More Information >>> | San Francisco Sheriffs Department | Filed: October 06, 2020 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983, Referring Judge Sallie Kim |
| Pablo P Pina - Judge Barbara A McAuliffe More Information >>> | B. Ysusi, J. Gonzalez | Filed: December 10, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| - Judge Sallie Kim More Information >>> | Filed: December 09, 2020 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 | |
| Pedro Rodriguez - Judge Gary S Austin More Information >>> | Fisher, Gavin Newsom, Ralph Diaz | Filed: December 21, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Pablo Jesus Ponce - Judge Carolyn K Delaney More Information >>> | Mile Smith, Clay, House of Acts, Sheela | Filed: December 28, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Paul C. Bolin - Judge Charles R Breyer More Information >>> | Bacerra, Rachael Newcomb, Oberholzer, T. Falkenberg | Filed: December 29, 2020 Mandamus & Other §42:1983 |
| Pablo Jesus Ponce - Judge Jeremy D Peterson More Information >>> | Freedom-through-Education | Filed: January 06, 2021 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Phillip Camillo Amisano - Judge John D Early More Information >>> | Felicia Ponce | Filed: January 04, 2021 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241, Referring Judge Otis D Wright |
| Pablo Jesus Ponce - Judge Jeremy D Peterson More Information >>> | Bill Lane, Leo, Marvin, Freedom-through-Education | Filed: January 07, 2021 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Pedro Rodriguez-Cortez - Judge Dana M Sabraw More Information >>> | USA | Filed: January 12, 2021 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| Pedro Rodriguez - Judge Helena M Barch-Kuchta More Information >>> | C. Adams, L. Rodriguez, C. Greer, R. Diaz, R. Fisher‚ Jr. | Filed: January 12, 2021 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Pauline Hayes - Judge Fernando L Aenlle-Rocha More Information >>> | Warden | Filed: January 13, 2021 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Alexander F MacKinnon |
| Patrick James Garcia - Judge Kendall J Newman More Information >>> | State of California, Lassen County Jail, Lassen County Sheriff's Dept. | Filed: January 25, 2021 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Paul Dixon Lewis - Judge Jennifer L Thurston More Information >>> | Teresa Cisneros | Filed: January 28, 2021 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Perry Harrington - Judge Joseph C Spero More Information >>> | Warden A Ciolli | Filed: January 27, 2021 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| Paul David Johnson - Judge Lucy H Koh More Information >>> | Ron Broomfielf, Ron Davis, Matt Verdier, T. Allen | Filed: January 27, 2021 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Peter Wilson - Judge Edward J Davila More Information >>> | Campbell Rosanna | Filed: January 29, 2021 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:1651 |
| Patrick J. Booth - Judge Gary S Austin More Information >>> | Tolbert Campbell, Karl Hancock | Filed: January 29, 2021 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Paris Donte Vines - Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley More Information >>> | R. Steven Tharratt, Governor Gavin Newsom, Dean Borders, Clark Kelso, Joseph Bick, J. Arnold, Ron Broomfield, Ron Davis, Kathleen Allison, Clarence Cryer, A. Pachynski, M.D., M. Bl, K. France, B. Haub, B. Dutton, Ralph Diaz, T. R. Teixeira, L. Escobell | Filed: February 03, 2021 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Paul Catono Murray - Judge Kendall J Newman More Information >>> | CDCR Office of Appeals, B. Holmes | Filed: February 03, 2021 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Patti M. Page - Judge Gary S Austin More Information >>> | Dr. Branch, Kisseng Hsieh, Dr. Lu, M.D. | Filed: February 08, 2021 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Pedro Medina Castillon - Judge Edward M Chen More Information >>> | The People of the State of California, Raymond Madden | Filed: February 08, 2021 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| Peter Garcia - Judge Fernando L Aenlle-Rocha More Information >>> | Chelsea Armenta, Vance, Frias, P. Birdsong, - Sanders, Kenneth J. Pogue, Steven Escobar, Nunez, Ralph Diaz, Allen, Montgomery, Rossolio, Landry, P. Kuntz, B Wilson, Messerli, Wright, Anthony Carter, Strippling, Jeffrey Macomber | Filed: December 14, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Percy Anderson jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Paul Mark Freeman - Judge Jennifer L Thurston More Information >>> | Xavier Becerra | Filed: February 17, 2021 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| Paul Patrick Jolivette - Judge Deborah Barnes More Information >>> | People of the State of California | Filed: February 17, 2021 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Paul Patrick Jolivette - Judge Edmund F Brennan More Information >>> | Wendy G. Getty, County of Solano, Superior Court of California | Filed: February 22, 2021 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Paul Murray Aydelott - Judge Helena M Barch-Kuchta More Information >>> | California Supreme Court | Filed: February 24, 2021 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| Paul Murray Aydelott - Judge Maria A Audero More Information >>> | California Supreme Court | Filed: February 26, 2021 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge John W Holcomb |
| Paul Patrick Jolivette - Judge Carolyn K Delaney More Information >>> | J. Geels, California Department of Correction & Rehabilitation | Filed: March 08, 2021 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Paul David Johnson - Judge Lucy H Koh More Information >>> | Ron Broomfielf, Ron Davis, Matt Verdier, T. Allen | Filed: March 10, 2021 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Paul Anthony Lynch - Judge Cathy Ann Bencivengo More Information >>> | Jeff Lynch, Xavier Becerra | Filed: March 09, 2021 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Jill L Burkhardt |
| Peter Joesph Reed - Judge Percy Anderson More Information >>> | Janice Gastelo | Filed: March 10, 2021 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Karen E Scott |
| Pablo Magana - Judge William Q Hayes More Information >>> | USA | Filed: March 11, 2021 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| Patrick Brady - Judge Allison Claire More Information >>> | Erik Maness, Lasha Boyden, Saika, Brandon Luke, Scott Jones, Shaun Hamptun, Villanueva, Donald Washington | Filed: March 17, 2021 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Patrick A. German - Judge Stanley Blumenfeld More Information >>> | Superior Court of California | Filed: March 29, 2021 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Charles F Eick |
| Paul Blackmer - Judge Michael M Anello More Information >>> | Six Named Agents of the U.S. Department of Justice | Filed: March 22, 2021 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1331bv, Referring Judge Linda Lopez |
| Priyanka Vaidya - Apr 06, 2021 More Information >>> | Tracy Renaud, Alejandro Mayorkas, Merrick FBI, Garland, Christopher A. Wray, USCIS | Filed: April 06, 2021 Mandamus & Other §28:1361 |
| Paul Dixon Lewis - Judge Cormac J Carney More Information >>> | Teresa Cisneros | Filed: April 05, 2021 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Michael R Wilner |
| Preciliano Tomas Chavez - Judge John W Holcomb More Information >>> | Twin Towers Facility | Filed: April 09, 2021 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Karen L Stevenson |
| - Judge Kandis A Westmore More Information >>> | Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 | |
| Preciliano Tomas Chavez - Judge John W Holcomb More Information >>> | Olivette Products LLC Cactus Annies Flour Tortillas | Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Karen L Stevenson |
| - Judge Kandis A Westmore More Information >>> | Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 | |
| Paul D. Carr - Judge Michael M Anello More Information >>> | Neil McDowell, Rob Bonta | Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Michael S Berg |
| Patrick Jacques - Judge John A Kronstadt More Information >>> | Officer Saledio, Officer Alvarzers, Guttini, Officer Girobey, Dep Martinez, Dr. Espino, Ms. Hill, Valanda, Officer Guslin, Moreno, Adams | Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Alexander F MacKinnon |
| Phong Nguyen - Judge Todd W Robinson More Information >>> | Chad Wolf, Sixto Marrero, Gregory J. Matthew Archambeault, T. Albence, Jesus Reyna | Mandamus & Other §28:2241fd, Referring Judge Bernard G Skomal |
| Paul Christopher, Carrea Christopher‚ Jr. - Judge Jeremy D Peterson More Information >>> | Gavin Newsom, Kathleen Allison, CDCR, State of California | Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
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A parole suitability hearing is often a very stressful and significant event for inmates, victims, victims’ family members, correctional staff, and the community. The Board is dedicated to protecting public safety, treating all persons who participate in a parole hearing with respect and dignity, applying the law in an unbiased manner, and protecting the rights of inmates and victims.
https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/bph/parole-suitability-hearings-overview/